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Instructions
INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM
Listening
Free practice test
Time Approximately 30 minutes (+10 minutes)
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Answer all the questions.
While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper.
You will have 10 minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
Use a pencil.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
There are four parts to the test.
You will hear each part once only.
There are 40 questions.
Each question carries one mark.
For each part of the test, there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers.
Part 1
PART 1 Questions 1 – 10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Tardigrades: Water Bears in Space
- Name of scientist: Dr Thomas Boothby
- Experiment site: International 1 …………………………… Station
- Work began in 2 ……………………………
- Tardigrades have been featured in a television program called 3 …………………………… on Animal Planet
- Also called water bears
- Ability to adapt to extreme conditions
- Tiny 4 …………………………… organisms
- Can survive in extreme heat, extreme cold, excessive radiation, and without 5 ……………………………
- Only known organism that can survive in outer space
- Look like gummy bear candies
- Number of legs: 6 ……………………………
- Many tardigrades have 7 …………………………… bodies, so light passes through them
- Some look like tanks
- Huge morphological 8 …………………………… within tardigrades
- Places tardigrades have been found in:
- tops of 9 …………………………… like the Himalayas
- oceans
- volcanoes
- 10 …………………………… rainforests
- Antarctica
Part 2
PART 2 Questions 11 – 20
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
Benzodiazepine addiction and life struggles
11 What did the speaker use benzodiazepines for?
A insomnia
B seizure
C anxiety
12 The speaker went to hospitals in
A USA and Russia.
B Canada, Russia, and Serbia.
C USA, Canada, Russia, and Serbia.
13 How did the speaker start using benzodiazepines?
A They were prescribed to him.
B He saw an internet article about them.
C His family members recommended the drug.
14 Who accompanied the speaker to Russia and Serbia?
A Tammy
B Julian
C Mikhaila and Andre
15 Who does the speaker thank for helping him during his illness?
A the government
B extended family and friends
C colleagues
16 What helped the speaker sustain himself throughout his illness?
A movies
B work
C sports
17 The speaker hopes to
A return to normal life.
B start career in teaching.
C travel abroad for further treatment.
18 In which year did the speaker complete the biblical series devoted to Genesis?
A 2017
B 2018
C 2019
19 In the short term, the speaker plans to make videos dedicated to
A Exodus.
B New Testament.
C Book of Proverbs.
20 Since his illness, the speaker has
A lost many subscribers on Youtube.
B gained more followers on social media.
C bought many books in multiple languages.
Part 3
PART 3 Questions 21 – 30
Questions 21 – 25
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
21 Why were Gary’s colleagues interested in hearing from Alicia and Crystal?
A They wanted to find out the details of Alicia’s and Crystal’s jobs.
B They wanted to work with Alicia and Crystal.
C They wanted to hire Alicia and Crystal for project management.
22 Gary and Alicia agree that the job of an increment training integrator is similar to
A becoming a project manager for someone’s life.
B training crew members.
C teaching toddlers.
23 What did Alicia learn from her degree in criminology that helps her in her current job?
A taking her job seriously
B long-term planning
C negotiation skills
24 What did Crystal do immediately after graduating in aerospace engineering?
A became a mom
B worked at Johnson Space Center
C transferred to the crew office
25 Which experience of motherhood does Crystal bring to her job?
A changing plans
B cooking
C multitasking
Questions 26 – 30
Choose FIVE letters, A-H.
According to Crystal, which FIVE of the following are the roles of an increment training integrator?
A conduct equipment test
B develop a weekly calendar
C collect inputs from various locations
D ensure astronauts finish training before launch
E create diet plans
F schedule international trips
G design uniforms
H arrange language training
Part 4
PART 4 Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
From fixed to adjustable reactions
- some physiological processes have high sensitivity to environmental change, e.g., glucose metabolism, 31 …………………………… pressure
- other processes are insensitive, e.g., DNA 32 ……………………………, purine metabolism
- sensitive reactions evolve to be adjustable
- insensitive reactions evolve to be fixed
- adjustable reactions can be vulnerable to diseases, e.g., insulin 33 ……………………………
- insensitive reactions are vulnerable to genetic 34 ……………………………
Fixed vs adjustable reactions
| Fixed reactions | Adjustable reactions |
| operate the same way in any environment | function depends on specific environment |
| control core 35 …………………………… processes | control physiological adaptation |
| affected by 36 …………………………… gene mutations and can cause cystic fibrosis, progeria, SCID, etc. | disrupted by many genes and can increase the risk of obesity, type 2 37 ……………………………, asthma, etc. |
Characteristics of fixed processes
- core biological processes are fixed
- major physiological features are fixed, such as number of heads, 38 ……………………………, arms, digits, and 39 ……………………………
- mutations can alter physiological features and cause 40 ……………………………defects
Answers to Free IELTS Listening Practice test
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Space | 11. C | 21. A | 31. blood |
| 2. 2015 | 12. C | 22. A | 32. replication |
| 3. The Most Extreme | 13. A | 23. C | 33. resistance |
| 4. microscopic | 14. C | 24. B | 34. defect |
| 5. oxygen | 15. B | 25. C | 35. biological |
| 6. eight / 8 | 16. B | 26. B | 36. single |
| 7. transparent | 17. A | 27. C | 37. diabetes |
| 8. diversity | 18. A | 28. D | 38. legs |
| 9. mountains | 19. C | 29. F | 39. eyes |
| 10. tropical | 20. B | 30. H | 40. birth |
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